Negative Effects Of Smartphones

We should participate in the “Shut Down Your Screen Week” because being on your phone too much can be dangerous, it can taint relationships with people around you, and it can have a negative effect on learning.

Behavioral changes from one generation to the next naturally occur little by little. Nonetheless, changes in adolescent behavior from the millennial generation triumphing it have been substantial and revolutionary. Today’s teens have never witnessed a world without internet. The majority of them possess smartphones and waste several hours each week on social media. But while numerous parents may feel allayed about their teens’ seeming uninterested in drinking, driving and dating, they could perhaps be overlooking the effects that continuous internet access has on their teens’ mental well-being.

In the book Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, the people of the world state take Soma to keep them pleased. Soma is a very common drug used by mostly everyone, it relaxes the body and keeps everyone happy. Not only does soma make people happy, but it also keeps everyone in the world state oblivious to what's going on around them due to how powerful the relaxant is. In a similar situation, our society's addicted to using technology to distract from real life. Both soma and technology have a distracting quality causing the people not to know the reality of what's going on around them.

Cellphones is also known as cellular phone; it is a transportable telephone that sends and receives radio signals through a network. Cellphone has a huge impact on people because it plays a major role in our daily communication; especially it helps us connect to other people easier. It gives us a chance of having access to different ability like keeping in touch with our family members, businesses relationships and more while we are in different places. However before the use of cell phone, people had desperate needs of mobile communication, so they had installed radiotelephones in their car. It was not effective and inconvenient to use, the main reason was the size, which was too big, and the use of phone was limited because it requires a powerful transmitter. After a long period of development, the first cellphone was invented in 1973. Although they had minimize the shape and made huge changes to a variety of parts in the phone, there were still problems that affect the use of cellphone and it requires science to improve in order to make it more effective. The main problem is the distance limitation that reduces the ability of communication. People weren’t able to communicate with each other in a long range or distance, which is very disturbing for the users. If this problem is solved, communication will become more effective and convenient, it will have more will have a higher impact on people. Apart from that, it helps bring the world together by improving our socialize

In response to recent studies that connect phone usage with the increase lack of face-to-face conversation, Sherry Turkle explains the risks of constantly being on a phone and solutions to the problems it presents in the New York Times article, Stop Googling. Let’s Talk. Turkle shares that the increase lack of empathy and conversational intimacy in humans has recently been attributed to the increasing use of cell phones. Turkle asks phone users to consider that using the phone even when alone can be damaging, for their time to “[listen] to [themselves]” are occupied by their devices. As a solution Turkle suggests that phone owners should limit their and their children’s cell phone use, by creating “device-free” spaces such as the car, the dinner table, etc., as well as taking advantage of built-in features such as “do not disturb”. Ultimately, the author is attempting to make people aware

Every day 6.8 billion people use a cell phone. With almost 91% of the world population using these devices, one would assume they are safe. They are not. Some would disagree, contradicting with how cell phones can improve your everyday life with health apps, reminders, etc. However, the negatives outweigh the positives. Cell phones are a large negative component in so many lives, yet this goes practically unnoticed. Cell phones can negatively affect one’s physical health, mental health, and one’s daily life.

The excessive use of smartphone can lead to eye problem. Long-time focusing on the smartphone tiny screen can cause the eye to be discomfort. According to Amanda (2014), eyestrain, blurred vision and dry eye are the effect of spending too much time on starting smartphone. Moreover, smartphone addiction also can affect teenager’s sleep. The constant checking update on smartphone has interrupt teenager’s sleep and even cause insomnia. In “How does smartphone” (2015), the article explain that the teenager who keep tracking for social media update and message do not get a good sleep at night. Next, the smartphone addiction can affect teenager’s studies. Teenagers who are addicted to smartphone will find themselves hard to focus on their studies. The games on smartphone required them to keep online and playing so that they can clear the stage in those games faster. Some of the teenager even check for social media notification in their class. As a result, they do not focus on class and get bad result on their exam. Third, smartphone addiction also affect teenager’s relationship with others. Smartphone addiction can affect relationship between teenager and their parents. Teenagers are more likely to spend time with their smartphone instead with their parents. A research by Tessa (2014) found that 98.5% of the responder agree on teenager look for peer’s recognition though social media on their smartphone. The overuse of smartphone will also affect relationship between teenager and friends. The smartphone addiction even cause teenager to use their smartphone while they are interact with their friends. Thus, they are not able to have good conversation between their friends and fail to build truth among

In Brett Molina's, "Do Smartphones keep us in or out of touch?" the writer explains how smartphones are very powerful. "Most of us can walk and chew gum at the same time. But add a smartphone and beware the zombies" (Brett 9). Most adults, teenagers, and even children own a smartphone, but for what purpose? Despite their usefulness, cell phones are a major distraction. These devices are always in people's pockets. People spend most of their time with the phone. A typical day of a smartphone user is as follows: wakes up and checks their phone. During meals, they are using their smartphone. At school, their face is buried in the cell phone. The constant notification alert noises and vibrations of their smartphone are taking away their attention from writing an essay that they have due tomorrow. Before bed, they are straining their eyes just to get a last glimpse. This is what someone would call smartphone addiction. "A 21-year-old Texas woman was charged in June after her 6-month-old daughter drowned in a bathtub. According to investigators, the mother was on Facebook Messenger while the baby was left unattended" (Brett 9). It is heartbreaking how a mother would just do that to their own child. That mother is a disgrace. People like that should not even have children if they are going to spend most of their time on a smartphone. If they are planning to have children, parents need to put down their phones and focus more on their

As technology continues to improve, the usage of cell phones continues to increase too. The increase in using cell phones over the last decade has been unbelievable; and the cell phone itself has become a common facilitate for all ages all around the world. When people hear about the cell phone,majority of them usually see the positive sides and its benefits, but ignoring the risks of this small device which isquite serious and somehow dangerous.It has bad effects on health, it is a disturbing tool, because some people talk so loud in the public places which may annoy others and also sometimes it may be the cause that we forget about some works, and etc. So, majority of people who became aware of these disadvantagesin European and American countriesbegan using their cell phones less than before.

The cell phone is without a fact one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century. Most people these days cannot visualize life without them. This small technological gadget gives us multiple functions, one of the most valuable is communication. Phones make it easier to check up and contact people than ever before. These devices also provide benefits for people that have to keep their busy life in order. By organizing and planning on their virtual calendar which is provided on the phone. Whether people think about it or not, cell phones have been affecting everyone’s life in multiple different ways.

Technology and new innovations are welcome in the society of the twenty-first century. Technology is advancing every year, and it is being integrated into everyone’s daily life. Technology like smartphones, computers, smartwatches, smart glasses, smart tv’s, and game consoles are being incorporated into people’s homes, jobs, education, transportation, and medicine. Technology makes it easier for people to communicate effortlessly over long distances. People have the ability to search for an abundance of information at their fingertips. It has improved people’s jobs, practically in fields such as construction and design, and education through Internet access. Technology has many benefits; however, is all that technology good for people’s health? Is using a cellphone or computer all day long worth it? Overusing technology can cause mild to serious problems. According to Soltan (n.d.) of Digital Responsibility, “Technology can have a large impact on users ' mental and physical health. Being overly connected can cause psychological issues such as distraction, narcissism, expectation of instant gratification, and even depression. Beside [sic] affecting users ' mental health, use of technology can also have negative repercussions on physical health causing vision problems, hearing loss, and neck strain.” Sultan lists numerous effects, but there are even more negative effects that technology causes.

Phones are such as a revolution in this world. Phones become nowadays like an essential thing that nobody can think of completing his life without honing it. Without it, people will get lost. Most of the parents nowadays thinking of bringing a cell phone as a gift for their teenagers birthday. The reason that makes parents doing that they want to let them have fun by chatting, calling and playing video games. In other words, have fun with it. Also, when parents want to reassure their teen, parents can do that by calling him or her. However, parents do not recognize that by giving a teenager this kind of devices might affect them in a negative way. In these days, thousands of teenagers are suffering from the bad effects that a cell phone led to them. Health, communication, and crimes are the major effects of cell phones.

Central idea: The phenomenon of smartphone addiction cause many effects in terms of enviromental, social, physical and mental.

How are smartphones affecting the middle or high school student’s teen life? Well, in the century we live in, technological devices are considered essential. Thus, considering smartphones, many adults and children are being introduced to new relevant technological products everyday around the nation. Although of how beneficial smart devices could be, middle and high school students seem to become too dependent on their cell phones and other 21st Century technology. To emphasize, smartphones in schools are influencing young children, causing students to become less social and consequently, parents are apprehensive.

We life in the world where every day technology is developing more and more. There are many different types of phone and apps. Most of people especially teens use them every day. For example, British 12-15-year-olds teenagers send an average of 200 messages a week (R.Bertrand,2012). It’s clear that teenagers love their phones. So, what are the positive and negative impacts of mobile phone?